Feature by Joanna Brichetto

Bedtime books are worth their weight in gold if they work. The good ones—like these five new picture books—can help parents and children ease the tricky transition from day to night, light to dark and together to alone. IN SHINING ARMOR Owen Davey’s Night Knight transforms every element of a typical, boring bedtime routine into something fantastical. “For a knight like...

Feature by Robin Smith

When I was a little girl, I loved Mother's Day. I would make a card, cook breakfast and give my mother a rose plant. I have three sisters, and we would jockey for the right to give Mom the "surprise." I look back on those days and wonder how she acted surprised when we gave her the same darn present every single year. That's the thing about mothers--they have the unique ability to...

Feature by Deborah Hopkinson

There’s nothing quite as exciting for young readers as mastering chapter books. Books for newly independent readers come in all shapes and sizes, and this season brings some wonderful new titles, as welcome as the first flowers of spring.A messy dilemma Spring, of course, is also the time for bunnies, and from Katherine Hannigan, best-selling author of Ida B, comes the endearing story of...